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Description

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Mission and Vision
Harton Regional Medical Center is a 137bed acute care facility that annually provides care to over 4925 inpatients of all ages We currently care for over 19000 emergencies and operate outpatient areas that care for over 76365 people each year The hospital serves as the principal and most comprehensive general acute care hospital in Coffee County and is the regional referral center for Moore Bedford and Franklin counties of Tennessee As a major employer the facility is a significant contributor to the economic and social vitality of its community The governance of this system is by a Board of Trustees who provide their services on behalf of the community

Our Mission
The mission of Harton Regional Medical Center is to provide the highest quality service to our patients physicians and the communities we serve in a safe compassionate and efficient manner

Our Vision
HRMC in recognition of its mission will strive to
be the preferred provider of healthcare services needed by the community

develop a system of health care services in partnership with the hospitals
medical staff employees volunteers and the community in order to provide
the most appropriate level of care to the greatest number of people in need

maintain an environment which promotes satisfaction and opportunity for the
employee the physician and the patient

maintain the hospitals financial ability to support quality health care at
reasonable cost in accordance with community needs and regulatory authority

demonstrate by actions and results the commitment to continuous performance
improvement demonstrate a commitment to a policy of steady growth based
on the principles of Health Management Associates Inc


Our Values
To achieve our Vision the management employees volunteers and Medical Staff of Harton Regional Medical Center will perform their duties in a way that consistently reflects the following values
Compassion
Dedication
Accountability
Innovation
Loyalty
Ethics
Honesty
Cohesiveness
Courtesy
Respect
Integrity
Responsiveness
Sensitivity
Friendliness
Efficiency
Courage
Commitment
Dependability
Pride
Effectiveness
Trust

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History

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The family of John W Harton Sr donated eleven acres to build a hospital in 1964 A 236000 HillBurton federal grant was received and in August state and federal officials approved plans for construction In November of that same year Tullahoma citizens approved a 748000 bond to supplement federal funds On May 24 1964 construction began on the 12 million hospital Harton opened its doors on January 8 1965 with 47 beds 77 employees and a 20 member medical staff The first patient was admitted on January 10 a week earlier than planned due to Coffee Medical Center overflowing

In August 1970 intensive care and cardiac units opened on the third floor and in 1972 the third floor construction was completed In April 1983 a 63 million expansion began to create a twostory addition of 38000 square feet of new space The Emergency Department moved from the rear of the hospital to the new front and construction was completed in 1984 In April 1997 an open house was held for the opening of the new Outpatient Pavilion

Harton Regional Medical Center is presently a 137licensed bed acute hospital It is located at 1801 North Jackson Street in Tullahoma in southern middle Tennessee Harton has approximately 550 employees and is one of the largest employers in the area There are over 80 fulltime physicians on staff specializing in over 25 specialties